Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fox Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Coseley , and the 168th highest crime rate of 1,012 local areas in Dudley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fox Street (DY1 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher than the Coseley average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fox Street (DY1 4NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fox Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaksherd Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benbeck Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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